How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Norway: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Finland

29,704 number

in 2020

Norway

31,163 number

in 2020

Finland rank

124th

Norway rank

123rd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Finland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 31,163 number against 29,704 number in Finland, a difference of 1,459 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 124th and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	38,564 number	30,305 number	8,259 number	Finland
1980s	32,000 number	31,554 number	445.6 number	Finland
1990s	32,136 number	25,776 number	6,360 number	Finland
2000s	31,805 number	29,441 number	2,365 number	Finland
2010s	28,887 number	30,585 number	1,698 number	Norway
2020s	29,704 number	31,163 number	1,459 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Finland or Norway?: Norway, at 31,163 number against 29,704 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Finland and Norway?: 1,459 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Finland ranks 124th and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.